Are visuals going to look good on my ancient monitor?

[alexsoutar2000]

Hi I have a question about my monitor.
I'm currently renovating my pc with the amd ryzen 3 2200g with intergrated vega rx 8 graphics. I still for nostalgia reasons use the box, monitor, keyboard and speakers from the acer aspire my parents bought in 2002 (256mb ram). My question is am i getting the best out of my graphics with an acer AL511 s monitor? (https://www.manualslib.com/manual/233040/Acer-Al511.html) Will it look nice enough for windows 10 and films? I only really care about frame rate when i rarely play games. The aspect ratio 4:3 so im going to upgrade it soon anyway. I know absoloutely fuck all about monitors when i say look nice I mean like when people buy new Intel laptops and it looks good dont really know how to explain it dont even know what hd means really.
Thanks, AS

 

[kanewolf]

A 1024x768 monitor with VGA only interface is not going to be a great choice with today's computers. You will have to purchase an active adapter because no current gen graphics has analog output.

 

[electro_neanderthal]

On your old system, yeah, you're getting what your PC puts out.

On your new system: No, you are not getting the best out of your graphics with that monitor. For gaming, I'd recommend a 1080p monitor of your choice, they aren't too expensive nowadays. For films, however, 1440p might be a good option. Just make sure you get a reputable brand (Acer, Samsung, Asus, LG, etc.) or one with a lot of positive customer reviews on any website you trust.

I'm not sure what you exactly mean by "renovating", and maybe you already know this, but your wording makes me a little worried. So I'm going to state this here, even if it's redundant for me to say this and you already know.

If you're getting a new motherboard and processor, you'll need to replace almost everything else, too. DDR4 RAM; a new power supply (if it's more than 5 years old); if your HDD uses the ribbon cable connection, and you don't see a SATA connector on it, you'll need to replace that, too.

Just making sure you're informed.

Oh, and "HD" stands for "high definition" which is fairly arbitrary at this point in time, as there are many different sizes that are considered HD.

 

[alexsoutar2000]

Thanks guys I'll buy a new monitor. Nah, mate when I say rennovate i mean upgrade. Dont worry i have already upgraded it from the original system with 256mb ram lol. This is my second time the last motherboard i had had vga support still which like kane said the new one doesnt. I have newer hdd and new ssd and 550w power supply rams correct and all its all chill i just kept what i said i kept. Cheers anyway.

One last question is it resolution only which makes films etc look amazing? So should i just get the highest resolution monitor which my graphics support in my price range?

 

[electro_neanderthal]

Close enough, resolution is the biggest determining factor in the quality of an image. However, there are differences in screen quality outside of that, that do impact the quality of the image you see. If you go into any retail store that displays multiple different TVs or monitors, you'll see what I mean. This is partially why I suggested looking for a reputable brand or one with a lot of positive reviews (other reason is because you're less likely to get dead pixels over time). Even if it's not top of the line, with a decent brand, after using it for a bit, you probably won't notice the difference.

For your general information: 4k (2160p) is wasted on any screen smaller than 36" and 2k (1440p) is wasted on any screen smaller than 24".

 

[alexsoutar2000]

Ok cheers pal. Imma get a 1080p for budget reasons when im rich and famous i wont have to worry but for now I'll get a well reviewed 1080p.